Dede torunuyla parkta yürüyor.

the park

Breakdown of Dede torunuyla parkta yürüyor.

• onun: his
• ile: with
• yürümek: to walk

Questions & Answers about Dede torunuyla parkta yürüyor.

How can I break this sentence into its parts?

A useful breakdown is:

• dede = grandfather / grandpa
• torunuyla = with his/her grandchild
• parkta = in/at the park
• yürüyor = is walking

So the sentence structure is basically:

• Subject: dede
• Companion phrase: torunuyla
• Place: parkta
• Verb: yürüyor

Why is the verb yürüyor at the end?

Because Turkish usually puts the main verb last.

That is one of the most noticeable differences from English. In English, you would normally say Grandfather is walking... with the verb near the beginning. In Turkish, it is very common to place other information first and finish with the verb.

So:

• Dede torunuyla parkta yürüyor.

feels very natural in Turkish.

What tense is yürüyor?

Yürüyor is the present continuous form.

It comes from:

• yürü- = to walk
• -yor = present continuous marker

So yürüyor means is walking.

In context, this tense can sometimes also cover meanings that English might express a little differently, but the basic idea here is an action that is currently in progress.

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